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February 20, 2015

cooking with herbs from the garden

I just got the
perfect book for myself. You all may know how much I love to cook and to
grow herbs, fruits and veggies in my garden. Well, my latest acquisition
is Homegrown Herb Garden. The name may
be deceiving. It's actually mostly a cookbook with fabulous recipes.

The first section of this book gives great tips on growing herbs and it also
provides interesting facts and nutritional info about each herb. In my
garden, I grow basil, chives, oregano, thyme, rosemary, bay laurel, mint, sage,
and lavender, so the second part and most lengthy part of the book
is to die for!

The book is filled with gorgeous photos of delicious recipes using all my
backyard herbs. My favorite recipe is for the Nutty, Chocolaty Rosemary
Cookies. The taste of chocolate and rosemary together is amazing!

1 comment:

I too have a kitchen garden with a large area for herbs. It is so wonderful to be able to step outside and pick fresh herbs when I'm cooking. Many of them are perennials too, so I don't have to replant them each year. I also love chimichurri sauce. Argentines know their beef and what to put on it!